Fountain-brush.



M. HURVITZ.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED lULY 30. I9l5.

1,173,721. Patented Feb.29,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

MAX HURvITz, or YORK, N. Y.,.ASsIGNoR, RY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

` 'To EXCELSIOR BRUSH co. INC., A coRroRATIoN or NEW YORK.

`EoUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 30, 1915. Serial No. 42,701.

To all/whom t may concern.' Be it known that I, MAX HURvITz, a residentof the borough of the Bronx, in the county of the Bronx andState of NewYork,

`have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Fountain-Brushes,of which l the following is a specification.

vention being to provide such a device which will be especially adaptedfor cleaning between the spokes and working parts of such vehicles, andwith which a continuous stream of water may be fed either to one or bothasides of the brush during the cleaning operation and the amount ofwater may be regulated as desired.

A further, object is to provide in such a device a detachable brushingportion, so

that the same may be renewed when desired, and a still further object isto provide in a brush of thisrcharacter a simple, durable andinexpensive construction.

With Vthese and other obyects 1n view, my

invention is shown rin the accompanying 4 drawings, and will behereinafter more fully described 4with reference thereto and finallypointed out in the claim. ,Y Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved foun-v Vtain brush; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view thereof andshowing the same in position for removal of the brush;'Fig. 3 is asectional lview taken on'the line 3 3 of 2; Fig. '4 is a Sectional viewtaken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of amodi ed form of construction.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding views` throughoutthe several views. i'

Referring to the drawings, and moreparticularly tQ Fig. 1 thereof, acylindrical handle portion 10 is provided at its rear end with a hoseattaching piece 11, to which a hose^112 is secured, and Ythrough whichwater is supplied to the handle. The forward end thereof has a plate13Secured therein, in which are provided diametrically opposite openings14 and V15. Longitudinal recesses 16 rand 17 are provided at the forwardend of the handle portion, the recess at one side being slightly belowone of the'said openings, and kat the other side slightly above theother opening. f The said recesses termlnate in openings or cut-outportions 18 and 19. The twisted wire ends 20 and 21 of 'the U-shapedbrush 22 are disposed within the said recesses, the ends thereof beingbent over into the said cut-out portions 18 and 19. For rigidlyretainingthe same therein, a Sleeve 2 3 is provided on the handle,^which is movedover'the said recessed end of the same, and is held in place by means ofai screw 24 therein, which engages a hole 25 provided in the handle, thebent-over portion of the brush ends, which engage the cutout portions 18and 19, preventing the brush from being pulled out of the'handle.' Alvalve 26 is rotatably secured to the plate 13 by means ofA a screw 27,a. small coil spring 27a being provided beneath the head ofthe screw formaintaining the plate in position, and is provided in one end with anopening 28 adapted to register with the opening 14. When it is 4desiredto .have water-How through both the openings 14 vand 15, the ends ofthevalve are disposed within the .intermediate portions between the saidopenings and the recesses 16 and 17 while when only one of the openingsis to be used, the opening 28 of the valve is brought into register`with the opening 14, "the opening 15 then being closed by the other endof the valve. 'In any of the intermediate positions of movement, vthe owof water is regulated to a greater or less extent as desired. The wireportions of the brush between the handle and the bristles are preferablycovered lwith rubben tubing 29 to protect the carriage or automobileduring the cleaning operation. Vthen it is desired to remove vthe brushportion, the screw 24 is removed, whereupony the sleeve may be moved outof engagement -with the wire ends of the brush and the recesses 18 and19, and the brush portion disengaged therefrom.

Patented reuze, 1916.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a. slightly Inodi- It will be seen that With theuse lof my improved construction, a very eicient fountain brush isproduced, which is especially adapted for the cleaning of automobiles,carriages and the like, and the shape thereof enables a thoroughmanipulation of the brush Within the spokes uof the wheels and the otherworking parts of such vehicles.

I have illustrated and described preferred and satisfactory forms of myinvention, butV .it isobvious that changes may be made therein Withinthe spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claim.

I claim A brush of the character described comprising a hollow handleadaptedl for connection with a Water supply pipe and provided at itsforward end with outlet openings, with longitudinalv recesses extendingback- Ward from said forward end along oppo- 20 site sides and withlateral holes at the rear ends of said longitudinal recesses, aydetachable brush head providedl with wire Shanks fitting saidlongitudinal recesses and having inturned ends engaging said lateralholes, and a sliding sleeve movable on said handle and adapted to slideoutwardover said wire Shanks in said recesses to lock said brush head tosaid yhandle and inward over said handle to release said brush head.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two'subscribing witnesses.

MAX HURVITZL Witnesses: 'l v D. LEWIS MA'rrERN F.' Heco.

